Samsung One UI 4 is said to provide more customized and updated privacy settings
Samsung announced on Monday that it has begun launching One UI 4 on the Galaxy S21 series of smartphones, including Galaxy S21, Galaxy S21 + and Galaxy S21 Ultra. It claims that the update will provide users with new customization options, privacy features and an overall "enhanced mobile experience". The update is based on Android 12 and will be rolled out to other smartphone models in the coming months. In addition, the South Korean company has also launched an update to the Galaxy Watch series of smartwatches.
According to the announcement by Samsung, an UI 4 update applies to Galaxy S21, Galaxy S21 + and Galaxy S21 super smartphones. Samsung will soon offer a series of tablets on older Galaxy S series (Galaxy S20 and Galaxy S10 series), Galaxy Note series (Galaxy Note 20 and Galaxy Note 10 series), Galaxy Z series, Galaxy A series and Galaxy Tab S7. Janghyun Yoon, executive vice president of Samsung Electronics' mobile communications business and head of the software platform team, said: "We are committed to enabling everyone to get the best mobile experience as soon as possible.
As for the Galaxy Watch series update, starting today, it will be available to Galaxy Watch, Galaxy Watch Active, Galaxy Watch Active 2 and Galaxy Watch 3.
The stable update now brings more custom options through a new set of palettes, allowing users to change the appearance of home screen icons, menus, buttons, and backgrounds. It gets new widgets and more kinds of emoticons, GIF and stickers on the keyboard. Samsung One UI 4 privacy features include alerts when an application tries to access a camera or microphone, a new privacy dashboard for setting up, and controls that are easy to monitor. This update will also seamlessly extend support to third-party applications and services.
At the same time, Samsung allegedly released and deleted a notice highlighting the launch schedule of One UI 4 on its smartphones. Tipster Tron (@ FrontTron) posted a picture claiming to be an interpreter of official notices that have been deleted among Samsung members. According to the notice, some phones in the Galaxy Z series, Galaxy S20 series and Galaxy Note 20 series will be updated in December. Samsung's Galaxy S10 series, Galaxy Note 10 series and older foldable phones are likely to be updated in January, followed by tablets in February.
